Melrose Street, Darwen house prices
Homes in Melrose Street, Darwen have a median sold price of £64,950 — every figure here comes straight from HM Land Registry. Over the past decade prices are +56% in cash — but +11% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £64,950
- 10 years · cash
- +56%
- 10 years · real
- +11%
Key facts
Melrose Street, Darwen prices since 1996
Headline growth of +56% shrinks to +11% once inflation is removed — the gap portals rarely show.
Recent sales in Melrose Street, Darwen
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2025 | 7 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £117,500 | £1,469 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | 25 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £135,000 | £1,134 |
| 20 Nov 2023 | 3 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £138,000 | £1,266 |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 1 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £183,000 | £1,464 |
| 2 Apr 2014 | 19 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £78,000 | £929 |
| 23 Jan 2014 | 1 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £83,500 | £668 |
| 30 Oct 2012 | 19 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £77,000 | £917 |
| 16 Nov 2009 | 5 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £65,000 | — |
| 3 Nov 2006 | 7 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £74,995 | £937 |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 23 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £86,500 | — |
| 10 May 2006 | 17 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £73,800 | £971 |
| 8 Mar 2006 | 21 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Semi-detached Leasehold | £60,000 | £769 |
| 28 Jan 2005 | 15 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £64,950 | — |
| 9 Jul 2004 | 19 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £70,000 | £833 |
| 26 May 2004 | 7 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £39,000 | £488 |
| 11 Dec 2003 | 21 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Semi-detached Leasehold | £38,500 | £494 |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 9 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £42,950 | £494 |
| 20 Dec 2001 | 5 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £33,200 | — |
| 14 Dec 2001 | 23 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £34,000 | — |
| 30 Mar 2001 | 1 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £40,000 | £320 |
| 26 May 2000 | 5 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £31,000 | — |
| 9 Jan 1998 | 17 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £25,000 | £329 |
| 19 Dec 1997 | 7 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £22,750 | £284 |
| 25 Jun 1997 | 7 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £19,849 | £248 |
| 18 Apr 1996 | 15 Melrose Street · BB3 1NJ | Terraced Leasehold | £27,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Melrose Street, Darwen
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23, Melrose Street | £34,000 14 Dec 2001 | £86,500 28 Jul 2006 | 2 | +22% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| 21, Melrose Street | £38,500 11 Dec 2003 | £60,000 8 Mar 2006 | 2 | +22% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, Melrose Street | £25,000 9 Jan 1998 | £73,800 10 May 2006 | 2 | +14% per year | +12% inflation-adjusted |
| 15, Melrose Street | £27,000 18 Apr 1996 | £64,950 28 Jan 2005 | 2 | +11% per year | +8% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, Melrose Street | £31,000 26 May 2000 | £65,000 16 Nov 2009 | 3 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 1, Melrose Street | £40,000 30 Mar 2001 | £183,000 16 Dec 2022 | 3 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Melrose Street | £19,849 25 Jun 1997 | £117,500 1 Oct 2025 | 5 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 19, Melrose Street | £70,000 9 Jul 2004 | £78,000 2 Apr 2014 | 3 | +1% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Melrose Street, Darwen compares
Melrose Street, Darwen house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Melrose Street, Darwen?
Homes in Melrose Street, Darwen have a median sold price of £64,950 — the middle of 25 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Melrose Street, Darwen?
Recorded sales in Melrose Street, Darwen range from £19,849 to £183,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Melrose Street, Darwen risen?
Over the past decade prices in Melrose Street, Darwen are +56% in cash terms but +11% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Melrose Street, Darwen?
In Melrose Street, Darwen the median price is £801 per square metre, from 18 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Melrose Street, Darwen was 1 October 2025.
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